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The Politics of the Supreme Court
Reversing the Roberts Court is a task for The People.
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"A federal judge on Thursday ordered an end to the monthslong National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C. to tackle crime, declaring that the use of troops was 'unlawful.'"
Judge orders an end to Trump's troop deployment in D.C., calling it 'unlawful'
U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb put a pause on her order until Dec. 11 to allow the Trump administration time to appeal.
www.npr.org
November 21, 2025 at 11:22 AM
"A federal judge on Thursday ordered an end to the monthslong National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C. to tackle crime, declaring that the use of troops was 'unlawful.'"
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Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
November 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
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JUST IN: A federal judge says one of the Venezuelan men — illegally deported to El Salvador in March before he was swapped back to Venezuela in a prisoner exchange — is now missing, possibly a victim of the violence he was seeking asylum from. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 21, 2025 at 11:55 AM
JUST IN: A federal judge says one of the Venezuelan men — illegally deported to El Salvador in March before he was swapped back to Venezuela in a prisoner exchange — is now missing, possibly a victim of the violence he was seeking asylum from. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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How are we supposed to “Make America Healthy Again” if leaders keep undermining healthcare?
Everything they’re doing moves us backward. Raising insurance premiums, shutting down rural hospitals, and making it harder to pursue healthcare degrees isn’t how you build a stronger, healthier country.
Everything they’re doing moves us backward. Raising insurance premiums, shutting down rural hospitals, and making it harder to pursue healthcare degrees isn’t how you build a stronger, healthier country.
November 21, 2025 at 1:52 AM
How are we supposed to “Make America Healthy Again” if leaders keep undermining healthcare?
Everything they’re doing moves us backward. Raising insurance premiums, shutting down rural hospitals, and making it harder to pursue healthcare degrees isn’t how you build a stronger, healthier country.
Everything they’re doing moves us backward. Raising insurance premiums, shutting down rural hospitals, and making it harder to pursue healthcare degrees isn’t how you build a stronger, healthier country.
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“If you’re quiet now, you would’ve been quiet in 1940.”
November 20, 2025 at 4:44 AM
“If you’re quiet now, you would’ve been quiet in 1940.”
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"The GI Bill was the most significant legislation that was passed in the 20th century. It created the most extensive social welfare system that the world had ever seen... but it was for white male veterans." – David Nasaw – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4o9xR7V
November 21, 2025 at 3:35 AM
"The GI Bill was the most significant legislation that was passed in the 20th century. It created the most extensive social welfare system that the world had ever seen... but it was for white male veterans." – David Nasaw – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4o9xR7V
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Disability education should not be put into HHS because it's not a health issue, it's an education issue. The idea that disability = health is dehumanizing and, frankly, simply wrong.
November 18, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Disability education should not be put into HHS because it's not a health issue, it's an education issue. The idea that disability = health is dehumanizing and, frankly, simply wrong.
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BREAKING: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt just announced the Trump administration will close the Department of Education.
Schools, teachers, and students nationwide are now facing uncertainty like never before.
Schools, teachers, and students nationwide are now facing uncertainty like never before.
November 21, 2025 at 1:40 AM
BREAKING: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt just announced the Trump administration will close the Department of Education.
Schools, teachers, and students nationwide are now facing uncertainty like never before.
Schools, teachers, and students nationwide are now facing uncertainty like never before.
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🗺️ Republicans keep gerrymandering, and we’re covering it all.
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then you'll also be mad about Teen Vogue, the military records of Black soldiers, Black peoples contributions to our country, pretty much most of US history being rewritten...the list goes on & on
November 19, 2025 at 12:48 AM
then you'll also be mad about Teen Vogue, the military records of Black soldiers, Black peoples contributions to our country, pretty much most of US history being rewritten...the list goes on & on
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2026 will be a great year to run for office. It’s not too late to get started. Runforwhat.net
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November 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
2026 will be a great year to run for office. It’s not too late to get started. Runforwhat.net
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Breaking: The House voted unanimously, 426-0, to strip a provision in the funding bill that allowed senators to sue the government for $500K if their phone data was searched without their knowledge.
The provision was designed for GOP senators to sue over the Jack Smith investigation.
The provision was designed for GOP senators to sue over the Jack Smith investigation.
November 20, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Breaking: The House voted unanimously, 426-0, to strip a provision in the funding bill that allowed senators to sue the government for $500K if their phone data was searched without their knowledge.
The provision was designed for GOP senators to sue over the Jack Smith investigation.
The provision was designed for GOP senators to sue over the Jack Smith investigation.
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BREAKING: The FBI trainee that was fired for displaying a Pride Flag is SUING the government, saying his removal was illegal www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
An F.B.I. Trainee Hung a Pride Flag Near His Desk. He Says He Was Fired for It.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
BREAKING: The FBI trainee that was fired for displaying a Pride Flag is SUING the government, saying his removal was illegal www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
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The only way to for the public to see complete Epstein files is to leak it. Do it. Now. Anything else is complicit.
November 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The only way to for the public to see complete Epstein files is to leak it. Do it. Now. Anything else is complicit.
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Kyle Rittenhouse got run out of PA last week, and I’m sad I missed it. 😂
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'Absolutely Disgusting': Kyle Rittenhouse Appearance Derails After Angry Locals Raise Hell
"Outrage Erupts: Kyle Rittenhouse's Appearance Sparks Chaos at GOP Rally, Leading to Sudden Shutdown. Details Inside."
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November 19, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Kyle Rittenhouse got run out of PA last week, and I’m sad I missed it. 😂
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I warned that private equity taking over Walgreens would be bad for workers.
This is the private equity playbook: they hollow out businesses, cheat their workers, and drive them into the ground.
Red Lobster, Toys "R" Us, and Joann Fabrics. Who’s next?
This is the private equity playbook: they hollow out businesses, cheat their workers, and drive them into the ground.
Red Lobster, Toys "R" Us, and Joann Fabrics. Who’s next?
Report: Walgreens cuts hourly workers’ pay for 6 major holidays
The hourly employees will only be paid if they work on those holidays.
www.whio.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I warned that private equity taking over Walgreens would be bad for workers.
This is the private equity playbook: they hollow out businesses, cheat their workers, and drive them into the ground.
Red Lobster, Toys "R" Us, and Joann Fabrics. Who’s next?
This is the private equity playbook: they hollow out businesses, cheat their workers, and drive them into the ground.
Red Lobster, Toys "R" Us, and Joann Fabrics. Who’s next?
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There are (rightfully) several of these challenges going on — and likely more we don’t yet know of — and I hope to be able to spend some time on this issue soon, but this is a notable win that I’m glad to see getting coverage.
NEW: Trump's DOJ sent a subpoena to a gender-affirming care clinic seeking information on patients, including minors, and its insurance billing practices. The clinic—which doesn't even take insurance—fought the demand in court and won.
Read @garnethenderson.com in @autonomynews.co
Read @garnethenderson.com in @autonomynews.co
The DOJ Subpoenaed Patient Info From a Gender-Affirming Care Clinic. It Fought Back.
A Washington judge quashed the Trump administration's attempt to subpoena patient information from the telehealth practice QueerDoc—but the fight may not be over.
www.autonomynews.co
November 19, 2025 at 10:41 PM
There are (rightfully) several of these challenges going on — and likely more we don’t yet know of — and I hope to be able to spend some time on this issue soon, but this is a notable win that I’m glad to see getting coverage.
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The Oversight Committee's subpoena of the Epstein files requires the DOJ to turn over documents—regardless of any federal investigations.
Even if Pam Bondi tries to slow down the bill passed by Congress, she CAN'T do the same on our subpoena.
Release the files, NOW.
Even if Pam Bondi tries to slow down the bill passed by Congress, she CAN'T do the same on our subpoena.
Release the files, NOW.
November 19, 2025 at 11:18 PM
The Oversight Committee's subpoena of the Epstein files requires the DOJ to turn over documents—regardless of any federal investigations.
Even if Pam Bondi tries to slow down the bill passed by Congress, she CAN'T do the same on our subpoena.
Release the files, NOW.
Even if Pam Bondi tries to slow down the bill passed by Congress, she CAN'T do the same on our subpoena.
Release the files, NOW.
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I posted Trump’s unhinged screed announcing he’s signed the Epstein files but it contains so many lies that I deleted my post and will just tell you that Trump announced on social media he has signed the Epstein files
November 20, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I posted Trump’s unhinged screed announcing he’s signed the Epstein files but it contains so many lies that I deleted my post and will just tell you that Trump announced on social media he has signed the Epstein files
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harvard saying it needs to “investigate” suggests that this is some newly uncovered connection, not, y’know, something that has been known for many many many many years and is now immortalized in endless fawning emails
#BREAKING: Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties | News | The Harvard Crimson
Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey E. Epstein.
www.thecrimson.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:21 AM
harvard saying it needs to “investigate” suggests that this is some newly uncovered connection, not, y’know, something that has been known for many many many many years and is now immortalized in endless fawning emails
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Remember when Charlie Kirk, Turning Point USA Senior Director, and disgraced AZ legislator Austin Smith was convicted of voter fraud for forging hundreds of voter signatures, including those of dead people? Oh yeah, it was 2 days ago.
November 20, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Remember when Charlie Kirk, Turning Point USA Senior Director, and disgraced AZ legislator Austin Smith was convicted of voter fraud for forging hundreds of voter signatures, including those of dead people? Oh yeah, it was 2 days ago.
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This is what I’m talking about.
The magistrate was handed the original 3-count indictment along w/ report stating that 12+ jurors failed to concur “in finding an indictment in this case.”
Nothing indicated that the no bill was only Count 1. The foreperson added notation at magistrate direction.
The magistrate was handed the original 3-count indictment along w/ report stating that 12+ jurors failed to concur “in finding an indictment in this case.”
Nothing indicated that the no bill was only Count 1. The foreperson added notation at magistrate direction.
November 20, 2025 at 1:20 AM
This is what I’m talking about.
The magistrate was handed the original 3-count indictment along w/ report stating that 12+ jurors failed to concur “in finding an indictment in this case.”
Nothing indicated that the no bill was only Count 1. The foreperson added notation at magistrate direction.
The magistrate was handed the original 3-count indictment along w/ report stating that 12+ jurors failed to concur “in finding an indictment in this case.”
Nothing indicated that the no bill was only Count 1. The foreperson added notation at magistrate direction.
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Former Arizona lawmaker and Charlie Kirk ally pleads guilty to election fraud charges.
Austin Smith aided TPUSA’s election-denial efforts after the 2020 election. He pleaded guilty Monday to forging signatures on his own reelection petition.
www.ms.now/news/austin-...
Austin Smith aided TPUSA’s election-denial efforts after the 2020 election. He pleaded guilty Monday to forging signatures on his own reelection petition.
www.ms.now/news/austin-...
Former Arizona lawmaker and Charlie Kirk ally pleads guilty to election fraud charges
Austin Smith aided TPUSA’s election-denial efforts after the 2020 election. He pleaded guilty Monday to forging signatures on his own reelection petition.
www.ms.now
November 19, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Former Arizona lawmaker and Charlie Kirk ally pleads guilty to election fraud charges.
Austin Smith aided TPUSA’s election-denial efforts after the 2020 election. He pleaded guilty Monday to forging signatures on his own reelection petition.
www.ms.now/news/austin-...
Austin Smith aided TPUSA’s election-denial efforts after the 2020 election. He pleaded guilty Monday to forging signatures on his own reelection petition.
www.ms.now/news/austin-...